Wrong Total (receipt reading skills) (English exercise n°2006 - Please quote this number when contacting us)Other English exercises on the same topicWrong Total (receipt reading skills)Hello everyone!Your task is to read through the receipt and the short dialogue. Then answer the questions. Good luck! ( Question 3 refers to the symbol, written in red, right next to the word 'product') The Cheap House 657 West 57th Street L.A 1004 Quantity 1 3 1 Subtotal Tax (8.25%) Total Item T-shirt Pair of socks Sweater Product # 45896122 58963021 (bargain: buy 1 get 1 free) 00058745 06/04/2000 6:17PM Price $27.00 $3.00 each $31.50 $67.50 $5,57 $73.07 Thank You for Shopping with Us! Cashier: $73.07, please. Keith: What? That’s impossible. Show me the receipt! Cashier: Here it is. Keith: Look! The price on the shirt is $17. The receipt says $27. Cashier: Oh yes, you’re right. The receipt is wrong. I'm sorry. Keith: And what is the $5.57 for? Cashier: That’s the tax Sir. Keith: Alright. Fine. IntermediateEnglish exercise "Wrong Total (receipt reading skills)" created by anonyme (07-05-2005) with The test builderClick here to see the current stats of this English test1. What do the letters 'L.A' stand for? Los AngelesLas AmericasLas Arkansas 2. How do you read the date '06/04/2000' / April of 6, 2000April the 6th, 2000June the 4th, 2000 3. what does the red-coloured symbol mean? it means 'number'it means 'code'nothing, it's just a printing error. 4. What is the problem here? Keith is asked to pay moreKeith is asked to pay lessKeith doesn't have enough money 5. How is Keith feeling? He is pretty mad at the cashierHe is in total despairHe is quite relaxed actually 6. The cashier may...ask Keith for $10 because he's being ruderefund the money as the receipt is wronggive Keith the T-shirt as a token of his gratitude 7. Can't you see any other mistakes on the receipt? Yes, the sweater is way too expensiveNo, except the T-shirt problem, everything is fineYes, the bargain on the socks isn't taken into account 8. When did Keith go shopping? we don't knowIn the eveningin the morning 9. (general knowledge) $1 -one US Dollar- is worth...about 0.78 euroabout 1.78 euroabout 2.78 euros. End of the free exercise to learn English: Wrong Total (receipt reading skills) (15.03.2009 15:38)A free English exercise to learn English.Other English exercises on the same topic | All our lessons and exercises
The Cheap House
657 West 57th Street
L.A 1004
1
3
Subtotal
Tax (8.25%)
Total
T-shirt
Pair of socks
Sweater
45896122
58963021
(bargain: buy 1 get 1 free)
00058745
06/04/2000
6:17PM
$27.00
$3.00 each
$31.50
$67.50
$5,57
$73.07
Cashier: $73.07, please.
Keith: What? That’s impossible. Show me the receipt!
Cashier: Here it is.
Keith: Look! The price on the shirt is $17. The receipt says $27.
Cashier: Oh yes, you’re right. The receipt is wrong. I'm sorry.
Keith: And what is the $5.57 for?
Cashier: That’s the tax Sir.
Keith: Alright. Fine.
GREAT! 
